News

• 12 January 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - New Bishop of Afogados: Fidei donum priest, since 1976 in Brazil Afogados (Agenzia Fides) – On January 9, over 10,000 faithful attended the solemn and festive celebration of the episcopal ordination of the new Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira (Brazil), Bishop Egidio Bisol, 62, of the ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 2,000 faithful attend reopening of Parish in Qi Bao, Diocese of Shang Hai, celebrated with the baptism of 12 children Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) – Twelve children were baptized during the solemn celebration of the reopening of the Parish of Qi Bao dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, in the Diocese of Shang Hai, after the restoration w ...
• 12 January 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “The Catholic Church and the Fight Against Poverty,” series of conferences on the decisive role of the Catholic Church Alicante (Agenzia Fides) – Alicante is hosting a series of conferences on “The Catholic Church and the Fight Against Poverty,” which will conclude on January 15. The initiative is organized by the American Missiona ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Christians and Muslims of Malaysia say no to the political use of religion Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – The dispute over the name "Allah" contains political undertones, not theological ones. It is the attempt by the ruling party, the UMNO (United Malays National Organization), to regain the ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Brief Overview on the Dispute Over the Name “Allah” Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) -The legal controversy over the use of the name "Allah" in Christian publications began three years ago and reached its climax in early 2010. Fides sources in Malaysia say it will probably la ...
• 12 January 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - For the first time, Peru attends “JOSP Fest” (Journey of the Spirit Festival) in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) - From January 14 to 17, the “Nuova Fiera di Roma" will host the “JOSP Fest” or “Journeys of the Spirit Festival." This is the second year of the event, created by the “Opera Romana Pellegr ...
• 12 January 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI: “protection of creation is not principally a response to an aesthetic need, but much more to a moral need” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “The denial of God distorts the freedom of the human person, yet it also devastates creation. It follows that the protection of creation is not principally a response to an aesthetic need ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/MALAYSIA - Brief Overview on Church Attacks Kuala Lumpur (Agenzia Fides) – Nine churches were attacked in Malaysia between January 8-11, 2010. This is what the local Church has confirmed with Agenzia Fides: 1. Metro Tabernacle Church, a Pentecostal Church of ...
• 12 January 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Anniversary of peace: State apologizes for civil war crimes San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - On the anniversary of the signing of peace accords that put an end to civil war in the country, Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador said all that has been done during this ti ...
• 12 January 2010
  ASIA/INDIA - From a health center to a catechetical center, the Missionaries of the Immaculate are serving the people of Kalidindi Kalidindi (Agenzia Fides) - Sister Roberta Azhakathel of the Missionaries of the Immaculate (MI) works at St. Joseph's Evangelization and Catechetical Training Center in the Diocese of Kalidindi in India. The MI Communit ...
• 11 January 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - National Vocation Awareness Week begins, using prayer and education Washington (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in the United States began their celebration of National Vocation Awareness Week (January 10-16) yesterday, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. As the statement issued by ...
• 11 January 2010
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI at the Angelus recalls that the immigrant is “a person to be respected with rights and duties” and that “there cannot be violence in the name of God” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, January 10, the Holy Fahter Benedict XVI administered the Sacrament of Baptism to a group of infants in the Sistine Chapel. Then, at Noon, he reci ...
• 11 January 2010
  ASIA/CHINA - Bishop Yao was truly a good shepherd who gave his life for his sheep Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On December 30, 2009, Bishop Leo Yao Liang, Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Siwantze (Chongli-Xiwanzi), Hebei Province (Mainland China), died at the age of 86. The prelate was born on April 1 ...
• 11 January 2010
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Priestly ordinations of an Indian of the Society of the Divine Word and a Chinese Salesian: the missionary vocation is a “great gift” Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) – Dedicated to the work of Christ with renewed commitment, following in the footsteps of the Master and the Good Shepherd, fully exercising the priestly ministry, especially the sacramental mi ...
• 11 January 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexican Bishops suffer insults and aggressive criticism as they unite in defense of marriage and the family Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Mexico City has become the first city in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriages. The legislation passed on the eve of Christmas and goes far beyond that of 2006, allowing civil unions ...